Day 77 Protesting!

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Rosa Timeless Cream

I didn't go to the Farmer's Market this morning despite the attraction of Portuguese Tarts as it began to rain. Finished the hems of the scrub bottoms instead.

Joni rang later and told me that she and her mother Jan were going to the 'Black Lives Matter' demo in Cardiff - would I like to join them. I was tempted but told her that my sewing needed to be finished. I also thought that I might be rather a drag as I suspect my protest days are over. The standing around and too much walking are tough on my back and I think that over the years I have done my bit what with boycotting South African goods, CND, Committee of 100, marching for Remaining in the EU and various other issues I have felt passionate about. But my protesting now is mainly concerned with posting stuff on Facebook where it gets an airing. Let younger legs do the marching!

Had a little practice with the automatic buttonholes. I will try and get the trousers finished tomorrow and deliver them to Llantwit.

Snippet from the News

Senior figures from across the NHS have issued an urgent plea for a comprehensive plan to tackle a second wave of coronavirus infections, as Boris Johnson continues to lose public confidence in his handling of the pandemic.

Amid persistent fears among scientists that the virus remains too prevalent to ease the lockdown further, the prime minister has been urged to ditch “cheap political rhetoric” that risks eroding the public’s adherence to lockdown measures in the months ahead.

Health chiefs say there should be no further easing before a comprehensive test and trace system has been proved to work, as NHS figures accuse the government of lacking a strategy and dodging an “honest and open” debate about Britain’s plight. They also warned of a “dramatic” drop in capacity at NHS hospitals.

Snippet from Facebook

Snippets from Twitter

Poem

Thinking

Walter D Wintle

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don’t.

If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,

It is almost a certain – you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost;

For out in this world we find

Success begins with a fellow’s will

It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you’re outclassed, you are;

You’ve got to think high to rise.

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win the prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go

To the stronger or faster man;

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the one who thinks he can!

Random Photo

I just love this picture! I has so many unrelated elements in it. It is set in the partially finished new kitchen at Graig Fach - no slate floor yet nor any kitchen cupboards. Probably just around Christmas as there has been an attempt at decoration. There is Jim sitting quietly with his iPad and he is wearing the Gruffalo slippers mentioned in an earlier post. The dog, Bree watching and waiting for something to happen - for it surely will if Ben blows up that balloon until it bursts.

TOT ZIENS! Keep Left! Keep Right on to the End of the Road!